Background:

You work for National Parks and Wildlife Service and have been given funds to carry out a research project.You must choose the environment to carry out your research AND decide what to research.
You must choose from the following environments:

National Parks have provided you with four websites to help you decide.

Task:

Which National Park would you choose ?

and

What will you research?

Instructions:

1. Ask someone to print a copy of the student worksheet.
   Use the back button to return home.
2. Select a link to each wet or dry environment.
3. Read carefully each page to find and write key words on your worksheet.
   (Key words should help you make a picture of each environment in your mind)
4. Compare and discuss worksheet data with a friend.
5. Make a decision about where you would like to research and decide what you will research.
6. Write your answers and reasons for your decisions on your summary sheet.

Presentation:

Present your choice of environment and research topic in the form of either..

• an oral presentation
• a Kid Pix or Clarisworks/Appleworks or PowerPoint slideshow
• a web page or Hyperstudio stack
• a written report

Your presentation must include...

1. a map showing your chosen environment's location
2. information about the environment and the research topic selected
3. justification for your choices